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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Weigh in Day!

A quick post before I meet the group and run this morning - I weighed in and I lost 1.2 pounds this week bringing me to a new all time low weight of 168.4! The gain from two weeks ago is gone and then some! I have now lost 94.1 pounds total! I am a mere 4.4 pounds away from my weight watchers goal of 164!

There has been some people in my life concerned that I wasn't eating enough and lately I have been really starving most of the time - I consulted with a nutritionist that knows about running and food and she confirmed that with my higher mileage I was not giving my body what it need. She told me how many calories I should be eating on regular days and on long run days and I have been following that for almost two weeks and I'm still losing, but am no longer starving all the time. I have also noticed that my long runs go better as well. I feel so much better after doing them with enough food!

There is also the connection of food in San Francisco and my success at Nike - I PR'ed and didn't really try to and I didn't feel like I was pushing myself too hard - I stopped and took pictures along the way had a great time chatting with V-jam and just had a really good experience! I even walked around for quite a while afterwards with the left over energy I had! I think that was another wake up call for me. I did so well because I basically ate what I wanted and when I was hungry for the two days before that in San Francisco. I ate way more calories than I would have if I was home and I was rewarded for it in an awesome race. Like a good friend says - the car doesn't run with no fuel in the tank!!

5 comments:

awesome job, not only on your weigh in but for listening to your body and knowing that you are not eating enough. i have had to change my calorie count a few times too, because of the activity. When I am starving all the time I know I'm not doing myself any favours. It feels so much better to be able to eat more and be satisfied, but not to the point of feeling you have over eaten.

About Me

I'm a Wife (27 years), Mom (Two boys 26 and 13) and other assorted titles.
I have lost 100 pounds on Weight Watchers and changed my life!! In December 2009 I hit goal at Weight Watchers and In January 2010 I made Lifetime! I'm enjoying spending more time with my family doing activities that I haven't been able to do before. I'm a runner and a cyclist. I also love to read and I have the perfect job for someone who loves to read, I work in a library!
I celebrated my weight loss and fitness by joining a running/walking group in June 2008 and training for my first half marathon! I have ran 32 half marathons and 3 full marathons! I have also caught the Triathlon bug - completing a Sprint Tri in June 2010 My current training goals are to have fun and enjoy the ride!